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Cauterism :: Cauterism (n.) The use or application of a caustic; cautery.

Escharotic :: Escharotic (n.) A substance which produces an eschar; a caustic, esp., a mild caustic..

Biting :: Biting (a.) That bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic.

Eschar :: Eschar (n.) A dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the healthy part of the body, as that produced by a burn, or the application of caustics..

Caustic :: Caustic (a.) Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic..

Encaustic :: Encaustic (a.) The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors..

Resorcin :: Resorcin (n.) A colorless crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, asafetida, etc., with caustic potash. It is also produced artificially and used in making certain dyestuffs, as phthalein, fluorescein, and eosin..

Diacaustic :: Diacaustic (a.) Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by refraction. See Caustic surface, under Caustic..

Cautery :: Cautery (n.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue..

Metacrolein :: Metacrolein (n.) A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash. It is a crystalline substance having an aromatic odor.

Diogenes :: Diogenes (n.) A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings..

Caustical :: Caustical (a.) Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark..

Diacaustic :: Diacaustic (n.) That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery..

Catacaustic :: Catacaustic (n.) A caustic curve formed by reflection of light.

Pyrotic :: Pyrotic (n.) A caustic medicine.

Potassa :: Potassa (n.) Potassium hydroxide, commonly called caustic potash..

Causticness :: Causticness (n.) The quality of being caustic; causticity.

Caustical :: Caustical (a.) Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing.

Causticily :: Causticily (n.) The quality of being caustic; corrosiveness; as, the causticity of potash..

Catheretic :: Catheretic (n.) A mild kind caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences.

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